Here, experts in disarmament, epidemiology, molecular genetics, and virology evaluate the extent to which confidence-building measures contribute to preventing or reducing the occurrence of ambiguities, doubts, and suspicions about compliance with the biological weapons convention.
Here, experts in disarmament, epidemiology, molecular genetics, and virology evaluate the extent to which confidence-building measures contribute to p...
Volume 12 in the SIPRI Chemical & Biological Warfare Studies series will identify and develop suggestions for verification measures for the BWC, and their possible dual function for verification and confidence-building will also be explored in contributions by ten leading experts in the field number 12 in the will identify and develop suggestions for verification.
Volume 12 in the SIPRI Chemical & Biological Warfare Studies series will identify and develop suggestions for verification measures for the BWC, and t...
The use of chemical weapons may have started with World War I, but as a result of the armed conflicts in the Middle East the monitoring of chemical production has gained an unprecedented immediacy. This volume is the first comprehensive analysis of on-site test inspections conducted in the chemical industry. These inspections helped to design and test the verification mechanisms for future international Chemical Weapons Conventions. The author analyzes these inspections to predict future inspection methods. He also describes problems encountered and proposes improvements to increase the...
The use of chemical weapons may have started with World War I, but as a result of the armed conflicts in the Middle East the monitoring of chemical pr...
In October 1993, eighteen experts from ten countries met in Munster, Germany to discuss various aspects of the problem of old chemical munitions and toxic armaments wastes. This comprehensive study discusses the characteristics of chemical warfare agents and toxic armament wastes, past chemical weapons production activities, chemical weapons disposal and destruction, sea dumping of chemical weapons, and legal issues related to old chemical munitions and toxic armament wastes.
In October 1993, eighteen experts from ten countries met in Munster, Germany to discuss various aspects of the problem of old chemical munitions and t...
A meeting of 30 experts was held in Bonn, Germany, in November 1996 to discuss various aspects of the destruction of chemical weapons in the Russian Federation. This volume reviews the Russian chemical weapon destruction efforts, the factors which have hindered them, and the reasons why Russian ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was postponed until 5 November 1997.
A meeting of 30 experts was held in Bonn, Germany, in November 1996 to discuss various aspects of the destruction of chemical weapons in the Russian F...
In 1972, the first Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) Review Conference was considered a major event; this book describes the evolution of the disarmament regime of the BTWC from 1980 until 1998. Applying an original sector-by-sector approach to its analysis of the BTWC, this book studies-in a long-term perspective-many topics, from the results of the first four review Conferences to the implementation of Article X (of the BTWC) on international transfers and cooperation for peaceful purposes.
In 1972, the first Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) Review Conference was considered a major event; this book describes the evolution of...
The value of conventional weapons imported by Third World countries between 1971 and 1985 increased four times over that of the previous two decades--a leap that reflects profound changes in the economic and technological relations between industrialized nations and the Third World and holds serious political repercussions. A comprehensive overview of the flow of conventional weapons between 1971 and 1985, this volume analyzes both the suppliers--their arms export bureaucracies, degree of dependence on arms exports, and shifts in arms export policies--and the Third World recipients. Providing...
The value of conventional weapons imported by Third World countries between 1971 and 1985 increased four times over that of the previous two decades--...
This interdisciplinary book analyzes the origins of biological warfare planning and preparation up to the end of World War II. In the period between the world wars, growing understanding of the propagation of disease lead to the fear that potential enemies might be developing biological weapons, with several countries ultimately developing major biological warfare programs during World War II. The relevance of these programs to contemporary concerns is addressed and sheds light on arguments for adoption of a verification protocol to strengthen the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons...
This interdisciplinary book analyzes the origins of biological warfare planning and preparation up to the end of World War II. In the period between t...
Recent events in the Middle East have made the study of the negotiations of the Chemical Weapons Convention a matter of urgency. The negotiations have addressed verification of compliance with those provisions of the Convention which relate to the production and non-production of relevant chemicals. In order to facilitate the work of the negotiators, the Pugwash movement and SIPRI gave a group of scientific and other experts on the negotiations the task of analyzing how the current Convention provisions should be applied to the specific chemical, thiodiglycol, a precursor to mustard gas. The...
Recent events in the Middle East have made the study of the negotiations of the Chemical Weapons Convention a matter of urgency. The negotiations have...
